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Civil War Soldiers - Cameron
| Cameron, Robert A., brigadier-general,
U.S. Army, was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1828. He was
graduated at the Indiana medical college in 1850, studied for a while
at the Rush medical college in Chicago, and then practiced his
profession until 1861 at Valparaiso, Ind. He also published the
Valparaiso "Republican," and was a member of the Indiana legislature
for one term. At the outbreak of the Civil war, in 1861, he entered
the national service as captain in the 9th Ind. volunteers, became
lieutenant-colonel of the 19th Ind. infantry the same year, and in
1862 was made colonel of the 34th, taking part in the engagements at
Philippi, Carrick's ford, Island No. 10, New Madrid, Port Gibson,
Memphis and Vicksburg. He was promoted brigadier-general of
volunteers, Aug. 11, 1863, and in Banks' Red River expedition of 1864
commanded the 13th army corps after Gen. Ransom was wounded. Then,
until the close of the war, he commanded the district of La Fourche,
La., and on March 13, 1865, he was made brevet major-general of
volunteers. After the war he became actively engaged in founding
colonies in the west — Greeley, Manitou and Colorado Springs being
among those founded by him. He was appointed warden of the Colorado
penitentiary in 1885, and in 1888 became commissioner of immigration
of the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth railroad. He died in Carson City,
Col., March 15, 1894.
Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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